diff --git a/t/t9119-git-svn-info.sh b/t/t9119-git-svn-info.sh
index f16f3234a1..88241baee3 100755
--- a/t/t9119-git-svn-info.sh
+++ b/t/t9119-git-svn-info.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ test_description='git svn info'
 
 # Tested with: svn, version 1.4.4 (r25188)
 # Tested with: svn, version 1.6.[12345689]
-v=`svn_cmd --version | sed -n -e 's/^svn, version \(1\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\).*$/\1/p'`
+v=$(svn_cmd --version | sed -n -e 's/^svn, version \(1\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\).*$/\1/p')
 case $v in
 1.[456].*)
 	;;